U-M, Los Alamos National Laboratory to jointly develop Michigan-based AI research center
The effort builds on a recently established research collaboration between the two institutions. A facility in Washtenaw County will house one computing center to support Los Alamos scientists and engineers focused on national security AI challenges. An adjacent academic computing center will align U-M faculty and students with Los Alamos researchers.
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U-M closes on purchase of nearly 2.3 acres in Detroit
In December 2024, U-M closed on a $9.5 million purchase of land at 2201 W. Grand River Ave. from MGM Grand Detroit that is expected to support the future needs of the U-M Center for Innovation. Part of the nearly 2.3-acre parcel, strategically located across the street from the UMCI, will be used for a parking structure.
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Global health equity center receives additional $10M donation
Tachi and Leslie Yamada’s $10 million donation five years ago helped launch U-M’s Center for Global Health Equity. Earlier this year, Leslie Yamada and her family donated an additional $10 million to the center, a portion of which has been used to name the center’s directorship, held by Joseph C. Kolars.
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U-M report: Program reduces homelessness, utility insecurity
U-M’s Youth Policy Lab reports that families participating in the Healthy Moms Healthy Babies pilot project, a Michigan Department of Health and Human Services program that provides enhanced home visiting services to pregnant individuals and new parents, were less likely to cut meals due to cost, forgo essential utilities, or become homeless.
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University to begin installing solar power sites on campus
New solar installations distributed across the Ann Arbor, Flint and Dearborn campuses will have a total capacity of 25 megawatts of renewable electricity after a three-year installation process is complete. The electricity generated — enough to power about 3,000 homes — will feed directly into U-M buildings rather than going back into the regional power grid.
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Supporting flood resilience efforts in Great Lakes states
Scientists in the School for Environment and Sustainability are always seeking to influence water policy through research in the Great Lakes states. Recent work has produced actional recommendations to enhance resilience amid a changing climate.
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Michigan fan saved after wife recognizes stroke at football game
Scott Everett arrived at the hospital within 30 minutes of his first symptoms. Imaging showed a clot in his brain’s middle cerebral artery, a major vessel that supplies blood to parts of the frontal, temporal and parietal lobes. It is the most common artery involved in acute ischemic stroke.
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